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Widespread use of internet search engines and databases such as Google and IMDb.com to find information is making people lose their memory, scientists claim. Researchers found increasing number of users relied on their computers as a form of “external memory” as frequent use of online information libraries "wired" human brains. The study, examining the so-called "Google effect", found people had poor recall of knowledge if they knew where answers to questions were easily found.
Internet search engines cause poor memory, scientists claim
Widespread use of internet search engines and databases such as Google and IMDb.com to find information is making people lose their memory, scientists claim. Researchers found increasing number of users relied on their computers as a form of “external memory” as frequent use of online information libraries "wired" human brains. The study, examining the so-called "Google effect", found people had poor recall of knowledge if they knew where answers to questions were easily found.
Internet search engines cause poor memory, scientists claim